Burgerweeshuis in Amsterdam, pass token to be allowed to go out in the name of W. Overeem
Also known as: Burgerweeshuis te Amsterdam, penning om uit te mogen gaan op naam van W. Overeem
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
in or after 1580 - c. 1800
Brass token. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two orphans. Reverse: inscription within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-46; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique casting, engraving; measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 18.88 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- casting, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 18.88 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 18.88 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms, flanked by two orphans.
- Reverse
- inscription within a legend
Identification
- Original title
- Burgerweeshuis te Amsterdam, penning om uit te mogen gaan op naam van W. Overeem
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-46
- Museum classification
- identification medal · medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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